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What Do I Do With Their Ashes? Creative Ways to Honor Your Loved Ones

November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 Jessica McKimmieGrieving, Spreading Ashes

So you made it through the difficulty of a sudden loss, or diagnosis, illness, and death, and the memorial celebration is now behind you. If your loved one was cremated, perhaps they left specific directions on what to do with […]

Spreading Ashes: A Poem

July 19, 2014November 15, 2023 Jessica McKimmieFinding Peace, Letting Go, Loss of a Parent, Rituals & Memorials, Spreading Ashes

As we delve into a series on the world of grief rituals, I wanted to begin by offering this poem that was written by a dear friend, Lauri Stock, after a weekend spent spreading her mother’s ashes with her family and mother’s […]